USS Growler Plaque
Object NamePlaque
Historic Owner
Dennis Sloan
Association
USS Growler (SSG-577)
DateJune 1959–August 1960
PeriodCold War
Mediumplaster
ClassificationsCommunication Artifacts
Credit LineCollection of the Intrepid Museum. Gift of Dennis Sloan. 2016.73.03
Object number2016.73.03
DescriptionPlaque; Unpainted black circular plaque of the first Growler insignia that reads “USS Growler // SSG 577” and the Latin motto “Telo utor // peregrinabor” (have missile, will travel). The insignia’s imagery depicts the globe North and South America, Africa and Western Europe contitents. Growler is positioned in the Atlantic Ocean with a Regulus II missile taking off in the center of the image. The overall image is in relief.On View
Not on viewCollections
Samuel S. Cochran
August 1962–April 1963
Object number: 2018.49.01
